Several areas of Colonial America were inhabited by aristocrats, those interested in industry and wealth. ... Counting the numerous Indian tribes during Colonial America is virtually unfeasible, but should be accounted for when observing the ethnic and religious diversity of America. Statistically, if the diversity of the continent were judged on a scale from zero to ten, ten being absolutely diverse, Colonial America would be regarded as a seven. ... The southern colonies were dominated by a plantation economy of tobacco and rice. ... The tolerance of diversity in colonial America has been...

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Despite these attempts, though, the underlying foundation of colonial ideals remains. The colonial period began with the discovery of Hispanola by Christopher Columbus in 1492 and most Latin American countries gained their independence in the nineteenth century. ... The plantation was the center of the agriculture life. ... The final topic of colonial legacies is politics. ... Politically, Mexico is one of the most provincial and violent countries in Latin America as regions espouse autonomy granted from colonial times. ...

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By the time of president Thomas Jefferson's death in 1826, slavery had taken a dramatic course in American society. ... Some families had become detached from one another because of the slave trade between plantation owners. ... Second, the so-called "plantation revolution" not only increased the size of plantations, but made them increasingly more productive and efficient economic contributors. ... During the early colonial period, many planters resisted to adhering to the idea of converting slaves to Christianity out of a fear that the act of a baptism would change a slave's legal ...

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Horticulture played a crucial role in many Native American cultures and the survival of their people. ... Native Americans suffered 80-90% population losses in most of America with influenza, typhoid, measles, and smallpox taking the greatest toll on them. More developing diseases such as tuberculosis, syphilis, and pneumonia would be compounded by nutritional, sanitation, and labor conditions in colonial America. ... The greatest impact of America on Europe, Asia, and Africa was the spread of American food crops. ... Maize and sugar cane were also significant plantation crops which posit...

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Africans were transported to America to be sold throughout the continent as slave labourers. The slave traders then brought back mostly agricultural products, produced by the slaves in plantations mainly sugar and tobacco until these stocks depleted and cotton became the main commodity involved in Industrial Revolution. ... That being the Portuguese settlers in the Americas or the "New World" were given loans with easy repayment and interest plans to buy more slaves and develop sugar plantations. ... France was a predominant figure in the trading and exploitation of African slaves, ...

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One of the most influential empires of the colonial era is the Spanish empire. ... Burkholder, author of Colonial Latin America, states, "Probably more Indians died in the epidemic than from wounds received in battle" (Burkholder et al. 2012). ... Author of Latin America in Colonial Times, Matthew Restall, states, "there is no evidence that Atawallpa or any of his subjects mistook the Spaniards for gods, although their weapons, horses, and physical features (particularly their hirsute bodies) were cause for amazement," (Restall et al. 2011) However what does make these enco...

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The success, in contrast, can be noted by the explorations of Christopher Columbus, their large colonial establishments, and their transformation of the world's economy. ... Columbus and his men introduced horses to the Americas and in essence, Native American tribes began incorporating these animals to make them more mobile in hunting and general transportation efforts. ... The conversion of Native Americans to Christianity often resulted in violence. ... This seems to be the origin of the North American slave system. ... The southern colonies were dependent upon their great planta...

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